THE INTERNATIONAL CAT ASSOCIATION 2003 Semi-Annual Board Meeting February 12-14, 2003 Raleigh, North Carolina The meeting was called to order at 8 AM on Wednesday February 12. The following members were present: Kay DeVilbiss - President Dewane Barnes - Vice President Chieko Ohira - Director, Asia Cynthia Skipchak - Director, Great Lakes Edith Mary Smith - Director, Great Plains Louise VanDeWater - Director, Northeast Marcel Louwyck - Director, Northern Europe Alice Rhea - Director, Northwest James Dickie - Director, Mid Atlantic Pamela Barrett - Director, Mid Pacific Don Caruthers - Director, South Central Genevieve Basquine - Director, Southern Europe Bob Mullen - Director, Southwest Frances Young - Legal Advisor Laurie Schiff - Legal Advisor Jo Parris - Director, Southeast, was ill and Alberto Leal - Director, South America was not present. 1. Unanimous consent to allow Frances Young to replace Jo Parris as proxy for Southeast Regional Director in accordance with the By-Laws, 19.2.7. 2. Unanimous consent to allow Legal Counsel, Bobbie Tullo and Nancy Parkinson and Maryanna Geiger, when she arrives, in Executive Session.

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38. Unanimous consent to accept the corrections and additions to the Minutes of the 2002 Annual Meeting in Arlington, VA as below: Corrections: Motion 123 should read: “123. Unanimous consent to move the Peterbald to Evaluation. Denied.” Motion 57 should read: “57. Unanimous consent to change the By-Laws to read: 113.1 Qualification. A current member in good standing, one whose dues are paid, and who has no outstanding indebtedness to TICA or any TICA club, and who is not/was not on the Temporary Suspension List on the qualifying date, who was a member in good standing 6 months prior to the first day of the month in which a ballot is to be mailed, shall be eligible to vote.” AND Should have “>>>>>Membership Ballot<<<<<”. Motion 65 should read: “Unanimous consent to delete the Registration Rules 36.7.5 Foundation Registration Codes: 36.7.5.1 FR - The cat has no cats which are unknown, unregistered, or of another breed or breed group within a standard three generation pedigree. 36.7.5.2 The Ancestry Record Codes (see 36.7.3) and Hybridization Record Codes (see 36.7.4) will also be used in the Foundation Registry, where applicable. >>>>>Membership Ballot<<<<< Motion 59 should not have >>>>>Membership Ballot<<<<<. “Motion was made by Smith and seconded by Barnes not to accept the amendment to By-Laws 123.1.9: Distinguished Judge. An honorary title of Distinguished Judge which may be granted to any judge with 25 or more years of judging experience, of which at least 20 years must be as a licensed TICA judge.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 1 To retain the title of Distinguished Judge, the judge MUST lead a judges' conference or breed seminar, or condUnanimous consentt a judging school or genetics seminar (if qualified) at least once every 2 years. A Distinguished Judge is exempt from other CEU requirements and license fees; however, they must complete the refresher test and record form. Those judges who were recognized as Distinguished Judge prior to May 1, 2001, are exempt from all requirements and license fees. Motion carried with Rhea opposed. Additions: 2002 Annual Chausie Breed Report. (See Addendum.) 39. Unanimous consent that the following “Old Business” (referred from Annual 2002) items be tabled until Jo Parris is present. (See Motion 125.) 1 Motion 31. Unanimous consent to table the amendment to Show Rule106.2.6 until we consider the Guidelines for the Annual. 2 Motion 84. Unanimous consent to table the proposal to amend the Standing Rules 903 (Annual Meeting/Banquet/Show Guidelines) until after Business Plan Meeting and Marketing Report. 3 Motion 116. Unanimous consent to refer the NFIB Presentation to the 2003 Semi- Annual Meeting. ======Referred to the Annual Meeting======40. Unanimous consent to give to give the Executive Office permission to send a single ballot to the American Shorthair/American Wirehair Breed Section. 41. Unanimous consent to refer the matter of requiring that members of the combined breed committees be members of both breed sections to the Rules Committee. ~~~~~~Referred to the Rules Committee~~~~~~ 42. Unanimous consent for the CPA to recount the votes for the Selkirk Rex/Selkirk Rex Longhair. (See Motion 59.) 43. Unanimous consent that Nancy Welch and Andre Grenier be appointed to the American Shorthair Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 44. Unanimous consent that Ann Sandner and Maureen Davies be appointed to the Balinese Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 45. Unanimous consent to appoint Michelle Lefrancois, Sandy Nigl and Pat Holmes to the Birman Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 46. Unanimous consent to appoint Dominique Jablonski and Kiki Yamamoto to the Bombay Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 47. Unanimous consent to appoint Harley DeVilbiss to the British Shorthair Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 48. Unanimous consent to appoint Claude Jeulin, Haruyo Tomonari and Denise Hall to the Burmese Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 49. Unanimous consent to appoint Pascale Portelas and Gail Boden to the Devon Rex Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 50. Unanimous consent to appoint Louise Vandewater, Juliana Slater, Anne Ritzinger, Johann Hofer, and Steve Savant to the Exotic Shorthair Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 51. Unanimous consent to appoint Jo Parris, Mary Ann Morrison, and Dawn Faust to the Himalayan Breed Committee pending meeting requirements.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 2 52. Unanimous consent to appoint Solveig Pflueger, Terry Christopher, Charlotte Hoar, Dean Josephson, Lue Josephson and Audrey Law to the Munchkin/Munchkin Longhair Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 53. Unanimous consent to appoint Francine Hicks to the Ocicat Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 54. Unanimous consent to appoint Billie Cobden and Katie Usher to the Oriental Longhair Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 55. Unanimous consent to appoint Vivian Frawley, Bonnie Bouwman, Charlotte Hoar, Eve Noonan and Gloria Mahan to the Household Pet Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 56. Unanimous consent to appoint Kathleen Owens, Steven Savant, Sherry Kerns and Pascale Remy to the Persian Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 57. Unanimous consent to appoint Keiko Furuta, Jean Davis, Pat Pankonin and Larossa Chambers to the Russian Blue Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 58. Unanimous consent to appoint Dianne Finch-Smith, Cassie Hale and Sally Patch to the Scottish Fold/Scottish Fold Longhair Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 59. Unanimous consent to reconsider the recount of the Selkirk Rex Committee votes. (See Motion 42.) 60. Unanimous consent not to recount the votes for the Selkirk Rex/Selkirk Rex Longhair. 61. Unanimous consent to appoint Katherine Ruttan and Deborah Sutherland to the Selkirk Rex/Selkirk Rex Longhair Breed Committee. Denied. 62. Unanimous consent to appoint Natasha Berry and Deborah Sutherland to the Selkirk Rex/Selkirk Rex Longhair Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 63. Unanimous consent to appoint Lynda Parsons and Bernard Clergue to the Somali Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 64. Unanimous consent to appoint Marilyn Keith, Bob Mullen, Kristin Vogt and Cathy Wolf to the Sphynx Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 65. Unanimous consent to appoint John Dudley and Christine Geudron to the Turkish Angora Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 66. Unanimous consent to appoint Donna Ide and Melvin Walcott to the Turkish Van Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 67. Unanimous consent to appoint Judi Lewis, Chair, Alex Markus and Barry Coles to the Cornish Rex Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 68. Unanimous consent to appoint Barbara Naame and Audrey Law to the Egyptian Mau Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 69. Unanimous consent to appoint Terry DeVilbiss, Harley DeVilbiss, Chair and Elma Sterk to the Manx/Cymric Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 70. Motion was made by Caruthers and seconded by Mullen to accept the 2002-2003 Budget Revision. Motion carried unanimously.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 3 71. Motion was made by Dickie and seconded by Barnes to accept the 4% matching funds for the employees 401K. Motion carried with Basquine and Vandewater opposed and Young abstaining. 72. Motion was made by Barnes and seconded by Rhea that employees shall be eligible to participate in the 401k after 5 years of continuous employment. Motion carried unanimously. ‘ 73. Motion was made by Barnes and seconded by Smith to approve the 2003-2004 Budget Proposal. Motion carried unanimously. 74. Motion was made by Mullen and seconded by Caruthers to continue the current program of deferring payments of show fees for South America through April 30th 2003. Motion carried with Barnes and Young abstaining. 75. Motion was made by Dickie and seconded by Mullen that hotel rooms for members of the Board be paid for up to 5 nights. Motion carried unanimously. 76. Unanimous consent to recess for the day. Meeting was called to order at 8:30AM on Thursday, February 13, 2003. 77. Unanimous consent to score kitten SBT 042802 022, owned by Randy/Anne Greenlee. 78. Unanimous consent that Austin Cat Fanciers be provided with a backup fund up to $5,000 if required for the World Cat Congress meeting in 2004. Denied. 79. Motion was made by Smith and seconded by Barnes that Austin Cat Fanciers be provided with a backup fund up to $5,000, if required, for the World Cat Congress Meeting in 2004. Motion carried with Barrett voting no because she had no advance warning to prepare her region for this request. 80. Unanimous consent to allow members of the Rules Committee to speak. 81. Motion was made by Barnes and seconded by Caruthers to refer the following to the Rules Committee: If a sitting Regional Director is elected President or Vice President, the Regional Director would relinquish their position. Motion carried unanimously. ~~~~~~Referred to the Rules Committee~~~~~~ 82. Unanimous consent that changing the election of the President and Vice President to the same interval as the Breed Committee elections be referred to the Rules Committee. ~~~~~~Referred to the Rules Committee~~~~~~ 83. Unanimous consent to table the discussion on Late Entries until Jo Parris is present. 84. Unanimous consent that the 2004 Semi-Annual Meeting coincide with the NICE show of February 25-27, 2004 in Schaumburg, IL outside of Chicago. 85. Unanimous consent that the 2006 Semi-Annual Meeting be in the Northeast Region on a date to be determined before the 2003 Annual Meeting. ======Referred to the Annual Meeting======The President appointed Don Caruthers as Chair of the Committee on International Show Committee: Barnes, Barrett and Parkinson make up the committee with a report for the 2003 Annual Meeting. 86. Motion was made by Caruthers and seconded by Barnes to reimburse Larry Hart and Laurie Shfiff for their 2002 Annual Meeting expenses. Motion carried unanimously.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 4 87. Unanimous consent that the Junior Exhibitor Excellence Award be made both regionally and internationally and be printed in the TICA Trend. 88. Unanimous consent to have the Rules Committee develop a paragraph to address climate control in the show hall. ~~~~~~Referred to the Rules Committee~~~~~~ 89. Unanimous consent to allow the Edmonton Cat Fanciers to have their own Comprehensive Liability Insurance to include a certificate of insurance showing TICA as an additional insured. 90. Unanimous consent to allow the Executive Office to send out information about TIFF in their mailings. 91. Unanimous consent to allow the Executive Office to supply the Yearbook Editor with the membership labels free of charge. Don Caruthers presented the Yearbook Financial Report and the Yearbook Report. (See Addendum.) Cathy Welch presented the TICA Trend Report. (See Addendum.) 92. Unanimous consent to delete 14.1.1.1 and 14.1.1.2 from the proposal below and to eliminate all references to life memberships. 14.1 Breed Sections. A Breed Section shall be established for each breed and one or more sections for household pets. Each member shall automatically be eligible to apply to belong to for membership in one Breed Section as a part of his or her TICA membership fee. 14.1.1 Any member may belong to additional Breed Sections by applying for and by paying an additional fee and by meeting one of the following requirements for each additional Breed Section: a. Has registered and shown a representative of the specified breed in five or more TICA shows within the last three show seasons, OR b. Has bred and registered with TICA a minimum of two litters of the specified breed within the last 3 years. 14.1.1.1 TICA Life Members on the effective date of this By-Law shall be exempt from 14.1.1a and 14.1.1b. 14.1.1.2 Individuals becoming Life Members after the effective date of this By-Law must meet the requirements of 14.1.1a or 14.1.1b in order to be eligible for membership in additional Breed Sections. 14.1.2 A TICA member in good standing may apply to the Executive Office for “Breed Section Member” status by submitting documentation of having met the requirements of 14.1.1.

93. Unanimous consent that the Rules Committee be notified that policy for life memberships is that there are no exceptions. ~~~~~~Referred to the Rules Committee~~~~~~ 94. Unanimous consent to send the rest of proposal 14.1 back to the Rules Committee to be presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting. ~~~~~~Referred to the Rules Committee~~~~~~ 95. Unanimous consent to amend the By-Laws, 15.4.2 under 15.4.2.4 have a TICA registered cattery except for the HHP Breed Committee. 15.4.1 The members of each Breed Section shall elect a Breed Committee, each member to serve a term of 3 years or until a successor is duly elected or appointed in the event of a vacancy. Requirements for election to breed committee membership are as follows: 15.4.1.1 Have a TICA registered cattery, Breed Section membership, have bred and registered with TICA a minimum of two litters of the appropriate breed within the 2 years immediately preceding the election, and have ACTIVELY exhibited a cat, kitten, or alter of the

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 5 appropriate breed in TICA within the 2 show seasons immediately preceding the election. 15.4.1.1 The number of Breed Committee members shall be determined as set forth in the Standing Rules and may be increased or decreased based on the number of Breed Section members and the needs of the Breed Section. 15.4.1.2 The breed committee member receiving the highest number of votes shall become the Breed Committee Chairperson. 15.4.1.2.1 In the event of a two-way tie, the two receiving the highest number of votes may serve as co-chairpersons, OR may determine between themselves the chairperson OR may request a run-off. It shall be the responsibility of the two concerned to advise the Executive Office which option they are exercising. 15.4.1.2.2 In the event of a three-way or greater tie, a run-off election shall be held to determine the chairperson. 15.4.1.3 If for any reason the Breed Committee Chair is vacated, the Breed Committee member who received the next highest number of votes shall become the Breed Committee Chairperson. The vacant seat on the Breed Committee shall be filled by a Breed Section poll, time permitting before the end of the term, or by appointment by the Board of Directors. 15.4.2 Qualifications for Election to a Breed Committee. Candidates for election to a Breed Committee shall provide documentation of having met the following requirements for election: 15.4.2.1 Have met the eligibility requirement(s) to vote in any TICA election (See By-Laws. 113.1) 15.4.2.2 Have met the requirements for breed section membership (See By-Laws 14.1) 15.4.2.3 Have paid TICA membership dues for the three (3) years of the term applied for 15.4.2.4 Have a TICA Registered Cattery (except for the HHP Breed Committee). 15.4.2.5.1 Have bred and registered with TICA a minimum of two litters of the appropriate breed within the three (3) years immediately preceding the election (except for the HHP Breed Committee). OR 15.4.2.5.2 Have owned and shown a cat of the appropriate breed in a minimum of five shows within the three show seasons immediately preceding the election. (Note: Applicants for the Household Pet Breed Committee(s) must meet this requirement to qualify for breed committee election.) 15.4.3 New Breeds. Both Registration Only Breeds and Category V Breeds will be represented by a Working Group Chairperson as set out in registration rules, 33.2 NOTE: Underlined italicized words reflect wording approved by the Board at the 2002 Semi- Annual Meeting. 96. Unanimous consent that the Board accept proposals 15.4.1 and 15.4.2 as amended above. >>>>>Membership Ballot<<<<< 97. Unanimous consent to adopt proposed 17.4 and 118.2. “17.4 D u t i e s o f t h e B r e e d Committees. It shall be the duty of the Breed Committee to represent the Breed Section members on any proposed Breed Standard change, amendment or deletion, submitted by any bona fide voting members of the Breed Section. It shall be the responsibility of the Breed Committee Chairperson to submit any such proposals to the Genetics and the Rules Committees for approval. Individual Breed Committee members may attach comments to any breed proposal submitted to the aforesaid committees. Upon approval of said Committees, the proposal shall be forwarded to the Executive Office for balloting of the Breed Section in accordance with 118.2.” AND “118.2 Amendment of Existing Standards. Proposed Standard amendments including but not limited to the addition or deletion of colors or the adoption of a new Standard for a recognized breed shall be submitted by the Breed Committee [Chairman] Chairperson to the Genetics, and Rules Committees 120 days prior to the Board meeting at which the changes are to be considered. [and the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may approve the amendment, reject it or refer it to a vote of the Breed] The Genetics and Rules Committees shall act on the proposal within 15 days of receipt. Upon approval of the Genetics and Rules Committees, the Executive Office shall issue a ballot to all bona fide voting members of the Breed Section(s) no less than 100 days prior to the Board Meeting at which the changes are to be considered, to be

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 6 counted by the official TICA Ballot Judge. Financial responsibility for said poll shall rest with the requesting party(ies). 118.2.2 Breed Section Members shall have at least 45 days from the date of mailing to return the ballot to the TICA Ballot Judge. 118.2.3 Upon receipt of the results of the poll, the Executive Office shall place the proposed changes on the Agenda of the next Board Meeting with the official results of the poll. The Board of Directors may approve the proposal, reject it or refer it back to the Breed Section(s) with suggestions for revision. Rationale: Currently a Breed Committee can control any changes regarding a breed without consideration of the majority of the breed section. This proposal attempts to remedy that situation by giving breed section members more voice.” >>>>>Membership Ballot<<<<< 98. Unanimous consent to adopt proposal 117.1.4. “Effective Date. Amendments to Registration Rules shall take effect immediately unless the proposal itself provides another effective date. Any changes in the Registration Rules which will affect the way a cat may be shown shall take effect May 1 of the ensuing year. Amendments to Show Rules shall take effect May 1 of the ensuing year, unless the proposal itself provides another effective date.” Rationale: Making changes in the showing status of any cat or breed in the middle of a show season leads to complete chaos. >>>>>Membership Ballot<<<<< 99. Unanimous consent to amend the By-Laws 116.1 “Petition. Notwithstanding anything else in these By-Laws, upon a petition signed by at least 100 members in good standing from a minimum of three regions and composed of the greater of six members or 10 percent of the membership of each of the three regions, accompanied by a filing fee of $100, any amendments of the By-Laws, Show Rules, or Registration Rules or Standards of the Association, and any matters concerning the business affairs, government and policy of the Association, shall be submitted to the membership for a mail vote.” Rationale: Issues with the Standards belong with the Breed Section members of any given breed/breed group, not the entire general membership of the Association. >>>>>Membership Ballot<<<<< 100. Unanimous consent that the Board accept the proposed amendment to the Show Rules 29.3.2: “In non-isolated regions a judge may not judge more than two Alternative Format shows on the same weekend without advance permission of the Judging Administrator and Regional Director.” >>>>>Membership Ballot<<<<< 101. Motion was made by Barnes and seconded by Caruthers that the Board accept the proposed amendment to Show Rule 29.16. “No club may contract any judge to judge any cat or cats more than twice in 1 day, three times in 2 days or four times in 3 days, including congresses (or more than four times in any 3-day period.) (See Show Rule 29.2.)” Motion carried with Rhea opposed and Basquine, Ohira and Young abstaining. >>>>>Membership Ballot<<<<< 102. Unanimous consent to reconsider proposed amendment to Show Rule 29.16. 103. Unanimous consent to accept the proposed amendment to Show Rule 29.16 with the following amendment: “except in the cases of emergency whereby a contracted judge has cancelled, and a new judge cannot be contracted.” >>>>>Membership Ballot<<<<< 104. Unanimous consent to amend to Standing Rule 104.1: “Breed Committees. The number of Breed Committee members shall be determined by the number of Breed Section Members as of April 30th of the election year as extracted from the membership program. The following formula will be applied: Under 75 Breed Section Members: 3 Committee Members

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 7 75 -150 Breed Section Members: 5 Committee Members Over 150 Breed Section Members: 7 Committee Members Rationale: There are far too many breeds currently represented by seven-member committees. Larger committees should be reserved for only those breeds with significant breed section membership. Within a Breed Group there is often a duplication of people running for election and there are those sections which fail to generate enough interest. 105. Unanimous consent to refer 104.2 to the Rules Committee: “104.2 Breed Sections which are part of a Breed Group will be combined into one Breed Section for purposes of electing a Breed Committee if any Breed Section in the Breed Group has fewer candidates than the number of committee members as determined by the formula of 104.1.” ~~~~~~Referred to the Rules Committee~~~~~~ 106. Unanimous consent to add Standing Rules 202.2 and 202.4. 202.2 The maximum number of rings a cat may be judged in 1 day shall be limited to eight, except as provided in 202.4. The maximum number of rings in any show weekend shall be limited to 20 rings, including congresses. 202.4 Alternative Format shows shall be limited to no more than eight rings per day (i.e. four rings in the morning and four rings in the afternoon), or 16 rings per weekend, with the exception of 1-day Alternative Format shows which may have a total of 10 rings (i.e. five rings in the morning and five rings in the afternoon). }}}}}Standing Rules{{{{{ 107.Unanimous consent to adopt Standing Rule 202.4.2. “A show in a non-isolated area, previously advertised as back-to-back, 2-day, or split-format, may not change to Alternative Format.” }}}}}Standing Rules{{{{{ 108. Unanimous consent to amend Standing Rule 209.12 and renumber. 209.12 Marked Catalogs. The show committee is required to forward one completely marked catalog to the Executive Office of TICA, the regional scorers reporters (via first class mail or better) and the appropriate regional director within 48 hours after the close of the show. The show committee is required to forward one completely marked catalog to the judging administrator, to each judge, the master clerk and to any person who ordered a marked catalog no later than 7 days after the show. The show committee shall also send a catalog marked with the finals page(s) and the appropriate breed awards to each certified ring clerk within 7 days after the show. Renumber 209.2.1 as 209.12.1. Renumber 209.3 as 209.12.2. Rationale: TICA no longer has regional scorers, but has regional reporters who tabulate show results and place on the TICA web site. Renumber to correspond to the appropriate Show Rule. }}}}}Standing Rules{{{{{ 109. Unanimous consent that the Executive Office send mechanical errors to the Master Clerk, the Show Manager, Judging Administrator, and Clerking Administrator.

110. Unanimous consent that to adopt Standing Rule 303.8. “Trait: A visible distinguishing characteristic.” }}}}}Standing Rules{{{{{ 111. Unanimous consent to approve Standing Rules 903.5.2.2 and 905.2.3 as presented. “903.5.2.2 The site shall not display photographs of cats other than domestic cats unless such photographs refer to the Asian Leopard Cat, Jungle Cat or Serval as the ancestors of the Bengal Breed, Chausie Breed and Savannah Breed. 903.5.2.3 The site shall not refer to the current breeding of Asian Leopard Cats, Jungle Cats, Servals or any other non-domestic cat, alone or in conjunction with any other breeding program.” }}}}}Standing Rules{{{{{ 112. Unanimous consent to delete Standing Rule 1013.1.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 8 1013.1 Election Procedure. A membership application must have been received in the Executive Office by October 1st for any member to be eligible to vote on that year’s election. Rationale: To bring the Standing Rules into accord with By-Laws 113.1, 113.1.1 and 113.1.2. }}}}}Standing Rules{{{{{ 113. Unanimous consent that the Rules Committee work on 1019.1 and resubmit it at the 2003 Annual Meeting. “Reference to titles and awards from associations other than TICA may not be used in any TICA publication including individual clubs’ show flyers or show catalogs. Logos of other associations shall not be used in any TICA publication of any kind. AND 1019.1.1 In combined TICA and Traditional shows outside North America, loos, titles and awards in the Traditional Association used in the show flyer and/or catalog will be excepted from this rule provided the other association is a non-domestic association.” ~~~~~~Referred to the Rules Committee~~~~~~ 114. Unanimous consent to amend the Standing Rules 1026.6.1. 1026.6.1 In the event that an individual is indebted to a TICA club or organization for show entry fees, or other fees associated with entry or participation in a show, documentation supporting such debt may be forwarded to the Executive Office. The Executive Office shall notify the Debtor by certified mail, return receipt requested, with a copy sent via regular United States Mail, First Class, Postage Prepaid, and shall inform the Debtor of the entire sum due. Rationale: As it becomes ever more expensive to produce shows, our clubs need protection from failure to pay other fees associate with such show, such as double cage fees, grooming spaces, etc, all of which the club pays for even in the event that the exhibitor fails to pay the club. }}}}}Standing Rules{{{{{ 115. Unanimous consent to add Tina Bracy to the Egyptian Mau Breed Committee pending meeting requirements. 116. Motion was made by Barnes and seconded by Mullen that the proposed amendment to 2017.2 be adopted. Motion denied with Young abstaining. 117. Unanimous consent to amend the Standing Rules 2019.1 as below: 2019.1 Any change in the Standing Rules which will affect the way a cat may be shown will be effective May 1 of the ensuing year. NOTE: This proposal is a parallel proposal to the proposal to amend By-Laws 117.1.4. Any rule change that affects the showing status of cats needs to have an effective date of May 1, since changes to By-Laws and Registration Rules take effect immediately upon passage as currently written. }}}}}Standing Rules{{{{{ 118. Unanimous consent to adopt the amendments to the Registration Rules 37.3.2, 37.4.2, 37.5.2 and Add Standing Rules 307.3.2, 307.4.2, 307.5.2, 307 by emergency power. 37.3.2 Requirements for Championship Exhibition. There can be no outcrosses to other breeds/breed groups within the three generation pedigree. Cats of unknown ancestry are permitted for exhibition provided they meet the specific requirements for registration. (See Requirements for Registration 37.3.3) [An SBT(V), O1T(P), O2T(P), O3T(P) status code is acceptable for championship exhibition.] 37.4.2 Requirements for Championship Exhibition. There can be no unknown or unregistered cats within the three generation pedigree unless a special exception is made for the breed due to an unusually limited gene pool. Hybridization is acceptable within the pedigree provided these outcrosses are to one of the listed accepted outcross breeds (See Requirements for Registration, 37.4.4).[ An SBT, SBV, AOP, BOP or COP status code is acceptable. An 01T, 02T, or 03T is not acceptable for championship unless specifically permitted by the breed. 37.5.2 Requirements for Championship Exhibition. There can be no unknown or unregistered cats within the three generation pedigree. The cat must be the product of two registered members of the breed, the product of a cat of the breed and one of the parental breeds,

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 9 or the product of two of the parental breeds. The hybrid cat is considered a first generation purebred for exhibition purposes. (See Requirements for Registration 37.5.4) [An SBT, AOP, BOP, or COP status code is acceptable. STANDING RULES: 307.3.2 Category II breeds must have an SBT(V), 01T(V), 02T(V), or 03T(V) status code to be eligible for Championship competition. 307.4.2 Category III breeds must have an SBT(V), AOP, BOP or COP status code to be eligible for Championship competition. 01T(V), 02T(V), 03T(V), A1P, B1P, C1P, A2P, B2P, C2P, A3P, B3P, or C3P cats may be permitted for Championship competition if specifically permitted by the breed. NOTE: If the 01, etc. and the AO, etc. are permissible, the combination of the two should be permissible. 307.5.2 Category IV breeds must have an SBT(V), AOP, BOP, or COP status code to be eligible for Championship competition. 307.9 Changes in Registration Codes 307.9.1 Cats registered which were previously eligible to be shown prior to a change in status codes shall continue to be eligible to be shown. Rationale: First, whenever the Stud Book Codes (36.7.1.& 36.7.2), Ancestry Record Codes (36.7.3), and Hybridization Record Codes (36.7.4) are changed by membership ballot, the registration status codes eligible for championship competition should be automatically corrected to reflect such change. Such changes are technical clarifications and a membership ballot should not be required. Second, cats which have previously been eligible to be shown should not lose that privilege due to a change in status code. ººººEMERGENCY MEMBERSHIP BALLOT »»»»

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 10 119. Unanimous consent to add Standing Rule 307 below: 307. QUICK REFERENCE CHART FOR PERMISSIBLE OUTCROSSES AND REGISTRATION STATUS CODES FOR CHAMPIONSHIP EXHIBITION

CATEGORY I CATEGORY II CATEGORY III CATEGORY IV Established Breed Newer Natural Variant/Mutation Breed Hybrid Breed Breed SBT(V) SBT(V), SBT(V) SBT(V) 01T(V), 02T(V), 03T(V) AOP, BOP, COP AOP, BOP, COP

Permissible Outcross Permissible Outcross Permissible Outcross Permissible Outcross Only within breed group Only within Breed Group Accepted breeds only 1 Parent of Parental Breed No unknowns Unknown permitted No unknowns* 2 Parents of Parental No outside breeds Exceptions: Breeds * 01T(V), 02T(V), 03T(V) No Unknowns * A1P, B1P, C1P * A2P, B2P, C2P * A3P, B3P, C3P Exceptions are allowed ONLY in the breeds shown below with an asterisk. Abyssinian American Bobtail LH/SH American Curl LH/SH * Ocicat American Shorthair British Shorthair Cornish Rex Snowshoe American Wirehair Chartreux Devon Rex Tonkinese Balinese Cymric La Perm LH/SH Bengal Japanese Bobtail LH/SH Munchkin LH/SH Birman Korat Nebelung* Bombay Manx Scottish Fold LH/SH* Burmese Norwegian Forest Cat Selkirk Rex LH/SH* Egyptian Mau Pixiebob LH/SH Sphynx* Exotic Shorthair Siberian Havana Singapura Himalayan Turkish Angora Maine Coon Turkish Van Oriental Longhair Oriental Shorthair Persian Ragdoll Russian Blue Siamese Somali

120. Unanimous consent to recess until 8AM tomorrow. Meeting was called to order at 8AM on Friday, February 14, 2003.

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125. Unanimous consent that Old Business Items in Motion 39 be referred to the 2003 Annual Meeting. ======Referred to the Annual Meeting======126. Unanimous consent to advance the Chausie to Advanced New Breed and to accept the Chausie Standard as submitted. Denied. 127. Motion was made by Caruthers and seconded by Mullen to advance the Chausie to Advanced New Breed and to accept the Chausie Standard as submitted. Motion carried with Rhea and Ohira opposed and Young abstaining. (See Addendum.) 128. Unanimous consent to allow Solveig Pflueger to address the Board on breed questions.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 11 129. Unanimous consent to accept the following change to the Abyssinian/Somali Breed Standard pending approval of the breed section. 1. Add to section for Head/Eyes the following sentences: (Eye Color to be gold, copper, green or hazel, the more richness and depth of color the better. There is no relationship between coat and eye color. 2. Remove from EACH color description the sentence or verbiage about eye color. Denied. 130. Motion was made by Barnes and seconded by Mullen to accept the changes above to the Abyssinian/Somali Breed Standard pending approval of the breed section. Motion carried with Basquine and Vandewater opposed and Dickie, Ohira and Young abstaining. 131. Unanimous consent to accept the changes to the Abyssinian/Somali Breed Standard color descriptions for tabby division, chocolate, lilac, chocolate silver, and lilac silver. Denied. 132. Motion was made by Barnes and seconded by Mullen that the way the rules are currently written the chocolate and the lilac Abyssinian are eligible for championship competition assuming all other requirements are met. Motion carried with Rhea opposed and Young abstaining. 133. Unanimous consent to hear the Savannah Report from Lorre Smith. 134. Unanimous consent to accept the Savannah Breed Report and the new standard for the Savannah. (See Addendum.) 135. Unanimous consent to accept the standard for Registration ONLY for the Don Hairless. (See Addendum.) 136. Unanimous consent for the Napoleon breeders to address the Board. 137. Unanimous consent that the Napoleon be referred to the Genetics Committee. 138. Unanimous consent that the Executive Office be allowed to register the Napoleons under Category V. Denied. 139. Motion was made by Barnes and seconded by Caruthers that the Executive Office register these cats as Napoleons, Category V. Motion denied with Barrett, Basquine, Rhea, Young, Skipchak, Smith and Vandewater opposed. 140. Unanimous consent to allow the LaPerm presentation. (See Addendum.)

141. Unanimous consent to advance the LaPerm to championship effective May 1, 2003. 142. Unanimous consent to appoint Mary Sharum as LaPerm Breed Committee Chair effective immediately. 143. Unanimous consent to move the LaPerm from Category V to Category III to include allowable outcrosses of domestic shorthair and domestic longhair with no unknown exemption at this time. Larry Hart presented the Computer Status Report. (See Addendum.) 144. Unanimous consent to refer to the Rules Committee a proposal to have prepayment for titles, i.e., after the title program is in place, an owner can register the cat and at that time, pay $25 (a savings of $10) for title confirmation of Champion through Supreme Grand Champion and the titles be automatically confirmed as the cat accrues the points. The money will apply to titles that are earned with no money to be returned. ~~~~~~Referred to the Rules Committee~~~~~~

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149. Unanimous consent to adjourn.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 13 Addendum

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 14 (Omitted from the 2002 Annual Minutes) 2002 Annual Chausie Breed Report

Breed Statement: The Chausie Breed Committee remains active in both the growth and development of the Chausie (CU) as a breed committed to achieving Championship status and adding to the overall growth of TICA. To these ends, we respectfully submit the following: Breed Standard: • A revised Chausie Standard was presented to the Board at the Semi-Annual. Breed Growth: • The breed committee currently consists of 25 members from 7 different regions including one International region. • There were 122 Chausies registered in 2001. • Twenty-five Chausies have been registered between Jan 1, 2002 and May 17th 2002. • A total of 345 Chausies registered in TICA. • The breed is experiencing an increase of fertile Chausie males and this year will see more Chausie to Chausie bred cats at 3rd and 4th generation in the show ring. Breed Education: • A Breed Seminar was presented at the 2001 Annual in Omaha. • A Breed Seminar is scheduled for the 2002 Annual in Washington D.C. • Five breed seminars were conducted during the last year including two in International Regions. • The CU Breed Committee sponsored a Ring at the Naples, FL show. • A joint Breed Committee effort is underway to develop a universal breed brochure to raise public awareness of the breed. • A working Chausie e-mail List was developed to better coordinate the efforts of the Breed. Committee and retain focus on the goals of the Chausie as a breed. • A Breed Article was published in “Love of Cats” magazine in South Africa. • A Breed Article was published in “Caes & Cia” magazine in Brazil. • A Breed Article was published in Cat Fancy magazine. Breed Evaluation: • Chausies were shown in 18 shows during the 2001/2002-show season. • Chausies were shown in 5 regions during the 2001/2002-show season. • Sixteen individual examples of the breed were shown during the 2001/2002-show season. • Sixty-one different judges handled Chausies during the 2001/2002-show season. Goals and Objectives: • Goal: Chausies bred and registered will increase within the next 12 months. Objective: Develop further interest in the breed through education. Objective: Mentor new breeders. Objective: Encourage registration of all Chausie kittens born. • Goal: Work within the TICA structure by: Strict adherence to the TICA guidelines. Familiarizing Breed Committee members with TICA guidelines. Open communication between Breed Committee members. Staying abreast of changes within TICA. • Goal: Produce SBT Chausies by May 1, 2004: Joint involvement of Breed Committee members in the development of the revised breed. Standard. Encouraging the focus on CU to CU breeding. Educate the public to recognize the Chausie as a breed of domestic cat of it’s own distinction. • Goal: To successfully apply for New Breed status within 12 months: When there are 20 Chausies meeting the revised Standard. When there are 10 breeders, attending shows and showing. Breed Issues: The following topics are currently being discussed within the Chausie Breed Committee: • The increased need for Breed Committee members to exhibit Chausies, and the proper methods for doing so. • Development of a web site for the education and reference of TICA judges interested in following the development of the Chausie as a breed. • Better coordination of Breed Seminars to reach as many of the Judges in TICA as possible...

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 15 Computer Status Report

This report covers the efforts from 08-2002 to present.

TDS TICA Data Systems (TDS) is a data normalized multi-user system that allows the staff at the TICA executive office to input and access data and generate reports while servicing the membership. The main system modules are Clients, Litters, Registration, Cattery, DAR’s and Scoring. The term data normalized indicates that each data item, for example, the members name is recorded in only one place, but can be viewed from any point in the system. That means that an owner of a cat and the person that requests work via a DAR are both found in the client database. Multi-user allows all office staff to input and access data in the system at the same time. These two features of the new system have improved the efficiency for the staff and will open new opportunities in reporting and service for the membership. The last report to the Board found the system complete except for the DAR and Scoring modules. It was reported that the DAR would be the next module completed and that TICA would have the Scoring module ready for the next show season. The DAR module was completed and installed. The major reporting that is part of DAR is also complete and on line. The TICA office is now on line with the major modules to conduct daily business. The Scoring system is approximately 50% complete and is on schedule to be installed before the next show season. Scoring will be reported as a separate section. Scoring The scoring system has been designed using executive office input, TICA show rules and two documents supplied by the computer committee, TICA Scoring System - Software Requirement Specifications and Draft Standard - TICA Data Interchange Format. The scoring system will use catalog data to track show season scoring for annual awards and point accumulation for confirmation of titles.

To keep the cost of ownership of the scoring system in line it would be best to have one data design for the manual input of data, the electronic feed and the representation of the data in reports and on screen. This is no small task and results in making the system resemble an entry clerk program because all the data in a catalog is needed to support this type of multi-use system. Therefore the data design adopted mirrors the data in a show catalog for both the manual and electronic feeds and will be termed the catalog model.

The statement that the scoring system is 50% complete could indicate a completion date of twice some value. This may not be the case. It is difficult to report a percentage complete for this module due to outside requirements from the entry clerk programs. For the purpose of this report we will separate into the two sections of the module, manual input and electronic entry clerk data feeds. The manual system will be completed and available for the start of the show season this year. Manual Input Although TICA has adopted a plan to have the show information fed to the executive office electronically from entry clerk programs, it will not happen immediately and may not be adopted by all shows. A manual entry system is required to allow for the correction of data in electronic catalogs, the entry of printed catalogs and when the electronic feed has major problems and can not be used. The current manual system can be used to input scores, but has no data that supports confirmations. That is why we will use the catalog model for manual scoring. The data model has been completed and populated with test data. A program is completed that has used this data to produce the scores used for awards and the points for confirmation of titles. The resulting data matched the scored catalog. The current task in progress is to represent that data on screens that look like a printed catalog. This is necessary to support rapid data entry since all catalog information must be captured. Following this will be reporting which includes the generation of standings, production of annual award certificates and automated letters of title confirmation. This is the module that will be complete for the start of this years show season. Electronic Entry Clerk Data Feeds Two major steps need to be completed to be able to move this task forward. First, confirmation of the language or format of the data feed and the actual structure or definition of what data needs to be transmitted. This should be accomplished with the input of current key entry clerk program owners and the computer committee leadership. I am recommending that the data be transmitted in XML format to the executive office and if possible in a judge based structure. The term judged based structure is defined as a record for each award that a judge confers on an entry at a show. This structure supports awards and confirmations in a simple manner.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 16 Another area that needs some attention is the consistency of data. When a catalog is generated by the entry clerk program the data is typed in each time. When the data is sent to the scoring program differences in data between the catalog and the TDS system must be resolved. Many of these differences may be keying errors. This applies to individual cat data along with color codes, division and breed codes. TICA should consider using the internet to help reduce the data matching problems. TICA could maintain a web service that would allow entry clerk programs to submit a registration number and receive all the cat, owner and breeder information for the catalog. A web service is a program that can be contacted over the internet and can then validate by login and password that the request is from a valid source before returning the requested data. The service could use show information dates and projected numbers to assure that the data was for a catalog and not an attempt to down load a pedigree or for other reasons. TICA would need to install a high speed internet connection with a hardware fire wall to support this feature. As mentioned earlier one data model will keep the cost of ownership of the scoring system in budget for TICA. If the data model needs to be changed to support the entry clerk programs it could have an affect on the completion of the manual scoring system. This is why we need to complete this design as soon as possible. 2003 Projections After the completion of the scoring system, the majority of work in 2003 associated with the TDS system will be in added reporting. Now that the data is in one location and connected across systems many of the manual research tasks can be automated to support the office staff. The second major task in 2003 is the expansion of the network to support a computer at each desk. This expansion will require additional wiring and the installation of the computers that have already been purchased.

Projected expenditures of equipment for 2003 are minimal unless the TDS system is expanded for new employees or because of new found functionality. One of these possible areas is the addition of a hardware fire wall solution to allow full time internet access by the TICA office to support office email and the scoring system mentioned above.

I am requesting that $600 in funds be allowed to purchase a DVD burner to improve the offsite storage of backups of the TDS and financial data.

Larry Hart Computer Group

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 17 Savannah 2003 Semi-Annual Breed Report

Since the TICA Annual in September, Savannah breeders have been very enthusiastic about showing our breed at the various TICA shows. There were four third generation Savannahs shown in evaluation at On Safari at the Coatimondi Show in Tucson. In addition, several Savannahs have been shown in the Great Lakes Region, as well as the Southwest and the Northeast. There appears to be quite a good reception to our breed amongst the TICA judges, with one judge going so far to say that this is the most exciting breed he has seen since he has been a member of TICA! However, ALL judges are unanimous in their opinion that they must see many MORE cats before they would agree that the breed is ready for advancement. There currently are 84 first generation Savannahs, 85 second generation Savannahs, and 23 third generation Savannahs registered with TICA. In addition, there have been several fourth or later generations registered, representing an impressive total of Savannahs currently registered with TICA. Many of these are eligible for showing in “Evaluation”, under current TICA rules. The current number of breed section members has increased from 43 in September of 2002 to 82, as of November 2002. This only serves to demonstrate the increase in interest the Savannah breed has generated in a very short period of time. All breed section members were invited to participate in the revision of the Savannah standard. The proposed revisions were in direct response to requests for clarification by those judges who had evaluated our Savannahs since May 2002.

SIMBA (the Savannah International Members and Breeders Association) currently has 44 members with seven memberships “pending”, awaiting TICA membership and/or completion of SIMBA applications. Our breed association is growing due to the growing interest in our breed. Several members of SIMBA have taken it upon themselves to mentor these new members and help them establish their breeding programs, such that we will be able to achieve the requisite numbers of cats registered and being shown in the different regions and under sufficient numbers of different TICA judges, to be able to advance our breed to Championship status in the coming years.

In addition, SIMBA has printed and handed out a “breed manual” to every TICA judge who handles one of our cats in a show hall. This manual provides the original standard, side-by-side with the proposed standard, along with pictorials and graphics designed to better educate our judges with respect to the Savannah breed. This manual has been favorably received by each judge, and many judges have commented on the improvements made within the proposed new standard. This manual is also provided here for each and every Board member so that you may see it for yourselves.

SIMBA members are actively encouraging Savannah pet owners to show their Savannahs. Existing Savannah breeders who show have agreed to mentor those new Savannah owners who wish to show their cats, and to assist these new owners at their first shows.

SIMBA continues to provide educational materials in the form of brochures, displays, and other handouts at every TICA show attended by its members. As a result of these continuing efforts, there have been an additional 8 new TICA members since the report made at the annual meeting.

Interest in this breed continues to grow at an astonishing rate. SIMBA has handed out well over a three hundred brochures provided BY REQUEST to visitors to the SIMBA booth or display presented at TICA shows. Savannahs are even being used as a draw, as some TICA shows, to get the public interested in attending cat shows and supporting local clubs, as well as TICA. Since the initiation of SIMBA’s Savannah rescue program, there have been no reported incidents of Savannahs in need of rescue. This is a wonderful tribute to the good job our members are doing in the placement of kittens, and the follow-up given to each buyer by his or her breeder to ensure success of these placements. SIMBA is currently working on a membership introduction package to be provided to new members. Among other things, this package will provide proposed contracts for breeders to use during the sale of kittens, in keeping with the ideals set forth by TICA, as well as the TICA requirements for registration, and various other pieces of valuable information to ensure the success of our membership.

SIMBABIES, the chartered TICA club affiliate of SIMBA, will be sponsoring its first TICA All Breed Show on January 26, 2003. This show promises to be a big hit, and will, hopefully, introduce new TICA members to the joys of showing their cats.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 18 A Savannah Manual has been written that discusses the Savannah breed and how to raise and train these cats. It is available to every Savannah owner, as well as other breeders to distribute to each of their prospective buyers, if they so desire. SIMBA presented a hospitality suite at the Coatimondi Show in Tucson wherein our President and Breed Chairperson presented three sessions of the breed seminar that was presented at the TICA Annual. The hospitality suite and seminars were well attended by many exhibitors anxious to learn more about our breed. Several TICA judges, who were not judging at this show, were also in attendance and were able to view representative Savannahs of the first three generations. All attendees seemed thrilled to be able to interact with these Savannahs for a hands-on experience with these cats. The enthusiasm for the Savannah breed was overwhelming To date, there have been _____ third generation Savannahs shown in evaluation in _____ shows, located in the Southwest, Great Lakes, South Central and Mid Atlantic regions. In addition, there have been three fourth generation, and four fifth and sixth generation Savannahs shown. A total of 49 judges have handled Savannahs in the above referenced regions. In the Southwest region, alone, at least 30 judges have seen and handled representatives of the Savannah breed being shown in Evaluation classes. At least two Savannahs have been exhibited in a show in Austria held in September. In addition to this we have new international members in Malaysia and Germany who will also be beginning to show this Spring.

There have been three new, full-color, feature articles on the Savannah, SIMBA and its breeder members; one in France, one in Germany and one in a Malaysian cat magazine. In fact the editor of the German Magazine is now a TICA member and a SIMBA member.

We, the SIMBA members and Savannah breeders are a proud, dedicated group of people and are very excited about the future of our breed.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 19 SAVANNAH (SV) HEAD 40 points Shape ...... 3 Ears ...... 7 Eyes ...... 4 Chin ...... 7 Muzzle ...... 7 Profile...... 5 Nose...... 5 Neck ...... 2 BODY ...... 40 points Torso ...... 8 Legs ...... 8 Feet ...... 4 Tail...... 4 Boning ...... 8 Musculature ...... 8 COAT/COLOR/ PATTERN ...... 20 points Texture...... 8 Pattern ...... 8 Color...... 4

CATEGORY: Traditional.

DIVISIONS: Solid, Tabby and Silver/Smoke Division.

COLORS: Black, Brown Spotted Tabby, Silver Spotted Tabby and Black Smoke ONLY.

HEAD: Shape: The face forms an equilateral triangle. The top of the triangle is the brow line over the eyes; the sides follow down the jaw bone meeting at the chin. The triangle excludes the ears. The head is small in proportion to the body. Ears: Ears are large and high on the head; wide with a deep base and rounded tips. The inner base of the ears are quite close at the top of the head. There are ear furnishings present that rarely extend beyond the edge of the ear. Light colored, horizontal bars (i.e., occelli) on the back of the ear are desirable. Eyes: The top of the eye resembles a boomerang set at the exact angle so that the corner of the eye slopes down the line of the nose. The bottom half of the eye has an almond shape. The eyes are set directly underneath a slightly hooded brow. The eyes are moderately deep set and low on the forehead with at least one eye width apart. Tear stain markings are present along and between the eye and the nose. Eye color is considered independent of coat color; the deeper, more vivid colors are preferred. Chin: From the frontal view the chin tapers to follow the triangle of the head. In profile, the chin is very shallow without much depth. Muzzle: The muzzle is a tapered muzzle with no break. It falls within the bottom portion of the facial triangle that runs from the brow to the point of the chin, Profile: The forehead is a straight to slightly convex curve from the top of the head to the ridge just above the eye where there is a slight change of direction and a straight to very-slight concave curve from that ridge to the tip of the nose. In profile, the face also forms a triangle from the top of the eye to the tip of the nose, turning to follow the jaw line and back up to the eye. Nose: Viewing from the front, the nose is wide across the top with low set nostrils. In profile, there is a slight downward turn at the end, giving a rounded appearance. Nose leather is slightly convex not flat. Neck: Long and lean. BODY: Torso: A semi-foreign body type with a full deep rib cage and a slight, but not extreme, tuck-up and a rounded rump. The hip and thigh are full and long and somewhat heavy in proportion to the rest of the body. Legs: Very long and slender yet strong. Back legs are slightly longer than the front legs, and due to this extreme length, may now and then give a false appearance of being cow-hocked. Feet: Oval, small to medium, with elongated toes. Tail: Medium length and thickness, not reaching the floor when standing and tapering slightly to a blunt end; very articulated and expressive.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 20 Boning: Medium boning with density and strength. Musculature: Firm, well-developed, yet smooth. COAT: Coat: Short to medium in length with a slightly coarse feel to it; a coat that has remarkable substance and texture. Coarser guard hairs cover a softer undercoat, though the spots have a notably softer texture. The coat is not inordinately dense and lies relatively flat against the body. COLORS: Black, brown spotted tabby, silver spotted tabby, black smoke ONLY. The only color variations allowed are the gold to orange ground color with bold dark markings, the silver ground color with bold dark markings, solid black and black smoke. In any variation the lips are black, as are the prominent black tear duct lines on the inner sides of each eye. On the spotted Savannahs the nose leather can be either brick red, solid black or black with a light red or pink line running down the center. In black Savannahs, the nose leather must be solid black. Paw pads in either color variation should be deep charcoal or brownish black. PATTERN: The spotted Savannah pattern is bold, dark-brown to black with round, oval and elongated spots. A series of parallel stripes, from the back of the head to just over the shoulder blades, fan out slightly over the back and the spotting pattern follows the line of the stripes from the shoulders continuing the length of the body. Smaller spots will be found on the legs and feet as well as on the face. The black Savannah should be solid black. Black spotting on a black background is the ideal. The spots should conform to the spotted Savannah's standard. The smoke pattern will conform to the spotted Savannah’s standard.

TEMPERAMENT: The ideal Savannah is to be a confident, alert, curious and friendly cat.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The overall impression of the Savannah is a tall lean graceful cat with striking, large, dark spots and other bold markings on a luxurious tawny, gold , orange, silver, black or black smoke background. The cat is a replica of the tall, lean, muscular Serval cat of the African plains from which it originated. Affectionate and outgoing, with exceptionally long neck, legs and ears, as well as a medium length tail, the Savannah is both unusual and beautiful. The Savannah is also an exceptionally graceful, well- balanced cat with striking color and pattern.

PENALIZE: Spots that are any color other than dark brown to black. Any distinct locket on the neck, chest, abdomen or any other area not provided for in the standard. Vertically aligned spots or mackerel tabby type stripes. Cobby body. Small ears.

WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS: Extra toes.

Temperament must be unchallenging; any sign of definite challenge shall disqualify. The cat may exhibit fear, seek to flee, or generally complain aloud but may not threaten to harm." Evidence of intent to deceive the judge by artificial means, cats with all or part of their tail missing (except those breeds whose standard calls for this feature), totally blind cats, cats having more or less than five toes on each front foot and four on each back foot (unless proved to be the result of an injury or as authorized by a Board approved standard), male cats in the adult championship class which do not have two descended testicles,\ and, at the discretion of the judge, tail faults (visible or invisible) and/or crossed eyes shall be disqualified from championship competition. See Show Rules, ARTICLE SIXTEEN for comprehensive rules governing penalties/disqualifications applying to all breeds.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 21 CHAUSIE (CU)

HEAD ...... 40 points Shape ...... 7 Ears ...... 7 Eyes ...... 5 Chin ...... 4 Muzzle ...... 4 Nose...... 5 Profile...... 6 Neck...... 2 BODY ...... 40 points Torso ...... 10 Legs ...... 8 Feet ...... 4 Tail...... 4 Boning ...... 7 Musculature ...... 7 COAT/COLOR/PATTERN 20 points Texture...... 5 Pattern ...... 8 Color...... 7 CATEGORY: Traditional. DIVISION: Solid, Tabby Divisions.

COLORS: Black, Brown Ticked Tabby, and Silver Tipped.

HEAD: Shape: Broad Modified Wedge medium in size with a long sloping forehead and high angular cheekbones. The muzzle is long and full at the end. A change in direction at the sides of the muzzle gives the appearance of rounded whisker pads. Eyes: Medium, slightly flattened oval and set on bias to just below the outside edge of the ear. Preferred eye color in the brown ticked tabby is gold, with hazel to light green and yellow allowed. Preferred eye color in black and silver tipped is yellow, with gold and hazel allowed. Profile: Profile: Long sloping forehead flows into the rise between the eyes, continuing down with good length, to meet the nose bump causing a slight change in direction. End of nose turns down slightly to meet a puffed nose leather. Ears: Tall, large ears should be placed fairly close together on top of head with a wide base cornering the head and the ear set at a slight outward angle. The ear itself should be fairly wide all the way up with rounded ear tips. Ear tufts preferred, lack of tufts not a penalty. Neck: The muscular neck is of medium length and thickness Muzzle: Long and full at the end with a whisker break that enhances appearance of rounded whisker pads. Chin: Strong, full, both in profile and frontal view and with substantial depth. Not fleshy Nose: Medium-wide with good breadth between the eyes. Nose leather is full and fleshy. BODY: Torso: Long, lean and substantial; the large rectangular body is strong and athletic, with a full chest and good depth of body without any roundness of the ribcage. Legs: The legs are moderately long, well muscled with medium boning. The hind legs are slightly longer than the front, as the cat is built for running and leaping. Feet: The feet are round and small in comparison to the overall size of the cat. Tail: ¾ or full length tail acceptable; the ¾ tail has less vertebrae and is preferred. Both tail lengths should be of medium thickness and fully articulated. Musculature: The musculature of the Chausie is long and lean rather than bulky. Boning: The Chausie has medium boning with long lithe legs, giving the Chausie a tall, substantial yet elegant look. COAT/COLOR/PATTERN: Length: Short to medium, with enough length to accommodate at least two bands of ticking. Not open Texture: A dense softer undercoat with a harder resilient texture to outercoat. COLORS: Brown ticked tabby: A mouse-gray color next to the skin with sandy-gray to reddish-gold base coat. The coat will have two or more bands of color in the ticking. Reverse ticking and/or flecking may also be present. There should be tabby markings on the face and barring on the legs and tail. Barring on the front legs appears primarily on the upper front and inside of the leg, With the inside being more bold than the outside. The barring on the front legs may be more bold than on the hock of the back legs. The tail should be black- tipped. Barring may or may not be present on the neck. Faint tabby markings on the body may be present but not preferred. The backs of the ears will have "thumbprint" markings of a lighter color. An off-white color should outline the eyes and cover the muzzle. Nose leather pink to brick red. The underside will range in color from off-white to sandy-gold. Stomach may appear flecked, speckled or spotted.

Black: Solid black.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 22 Silver tipped: This is a black based cat with agouti ticking ending in either lightened tips, dark tips, or a combination of both on the same cat. Faint tabby markings may occur. This color is derived from the Jungle Cat-it does not seem to be determined by the inhibitor gene I as known in the domestic cat. Ear furnishings will appear silver and will be banded. Nose leather and paw pads will be black. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: The Chausie is a statuesque cat, tall upright, medium to large framed with legs more moderate in boning giving the cat a tall, slender legged look. It's musculature is that of an agile hunter with great jumping ability. They have large upright, tufted ears. Males will be proportionately larger than the females. The over-all appearance should bring to mind the Middle Eastern/Asian Jungle Cat as the breed retains a strong resemblance to its ancestor. This cat is good natured, loyal and intelligent and should be amenable to handling showing no signs of challenge. ALLOWANCES: Gold eyes are preferred but hazel to light green are accepted. Variation in tail length starting from just below the hock (3/4) to full-length. Slight ghost body markings on kittens PENALIZE: Vivid Green eyes. A cat that is too refined or too heavily boned. A cat devoid of tabby markings on the legs or tail. WITHHOLD ALL AWARDS: Tail too short, resulting from a mutated gene (MX /PB/BB). Tail kinked or lacking flexibility. True classic pattern. Any colors other than the three allowable colors. White lockets.

Temperament must be unchallenging; any sign of definite challenge shall disqualify. The cat may exhibit fear, seek to flee, or generally complain aloud but may not threaten to harm." Evidence of intent to deceive the judge by artificial means, cats with all or part of their tail missing (except those breeds whose standard calls for this feature), totally blind cats, cats having more or less than five toes on each front foot and four on each back foot (unless proved to be the result of an injury or as authorized by a Board approved standard), male cats in the adult championship class which do not have two descended testicles,\ and, at the discretion of the judge, tail faults (visible or invisible) and/or crossed eyes shall be disqualified from championship competition. See Show Rules, ARTICLE SIXTEEN for comprehensive rules governing penalties/disqualifications applying to all breeds.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 23 Don Hairless

HEAD ..... 30 points Shape 6 Muzzle and Chin 8 Profile 4 Eyes 5 Ears 5 Neck 2 BODY ..... 30 points Torso 20 Legs and Feet 5 Tail 5 COAT/COLOR/PATTERN .... 40 points Color 2 Coat 38 RECOGNIZED CATEGORIES, DIVISIONS, COLORS: All Categories, all Divisions, all colors. HEAD: Shape: modified short to medium-long wedge with finely outlined cheek-bones and eyebrows. Flat Forehead with many vertical wrinkles spreading in horizontal lines above the eyes. Muzzle and chin: The muzzle is not long, clearly defined with a slight pinch, slightly rounded. Canine teeth are long, may be protruding from behind the upper lip. Chin and jaws are well-developed. Profile: Nose of medium length, straight, rising slightly to the forehead Ears: large, set wide apart, slightly tilted forward, wide at the base, with rounded tips. Eyes: medium size, almond shaped, set slanted. No relationship between eye color and coat color Neck: medium length well set into angulated shoulders,

BODY: Torso: medium length, dense, muscular, strong boned, with wide croup. Legs and Feet: Straight, medium long legs, rounded paws, long toes. Tail: medium long, straight, tapering to the tip.

COAT: Skin is elastic and very wrinkled on the head, neck, under the legs and in the groin. With young cats the muzzle may be covered with short, thin fur, slightly longer on cheeks and at the ears base, "ear muff". Sparse fur trimming the whole body can make an appearance in winter (need to reword) Whiskers: curly, thick, may be broken. Allowance to be made for residual fur on the"points", muzzle, ears, legs and tail. The residual fur must fully disappeared by adult cats by 2 years. Full hairlessness is preferable.

COLOR: All, white buttons or lockets are permitted and are not penalized.

PENALIZE: Too short, round head or long narrow wedge, small or low set ears, round eyes, too short or long slim body, short tail, covering with thin short wavy fur on the whole body, weak chin.

DISQUALIFY: One or both eyelids turn inwards. Complete covering of normal fur. GENERAL: Hairless cats of medium size, with strong bones, wrinkled skin, soft and hot to the touch. Clearly expresses sexual dimorphism. They are very active and friendly.

Temperament must be unchallenging; any sign of definite challenge shall disqualify. The cat may exhibit fear, seek to flee, or generally complain aloud but may not threaten to harm." Evidence of intent to deceive the judge by artificial means, cats with all or part of their tail missing (except those breeds whose standard calls for this feature), totally blind cats, cats having more or less than five toes on each front foot and four on each back foot (unless proved to be the result of an injury or as authorized by a Board approved standard), male cats in the adult championship class which do not have two descended testicles,\ and, at the discretion of the judge, tail faults (visible or invisible) and/or crossed eyes shall be disqualified from championship competition.

See Show Rules, ARTICLE SIXTEEN for comprehensive rules governing penalties/disqualifications applying to all breeds.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 24 Dear Board Member,

The 2001 TICA Yearbook statement contains revenues derived from the DAR’s forwarded to John Harrison, Yearbook Editor. The expenses are from a list furnished by the EO. The Nancy Nolan editorial fee is excluded. This is a simple accounting of the costs to produce a Yearbook and report revenue from ads and Yearbook sales. If the BOD requires a comprehensive accounting of the Yearbook then I suggest TICA’s CPA be given the task. A more comprehensive and costly Yearbook accounting could provide Cost of Goods Sold with Inventory accounting. Please, let us keep it simple. I think our Yearbook has a bright future with our current Editors. I do not have ad dollar amounts from past years for comparisons but, Leslie tells us that ad dollars are up. An attractive Yearbook delivered in the first quarter that is close to error free will sell and produce more ad dollars. A little help from the Board and EO will make the Yearbook money and move the delivery date to earlier in the first quarter. • Regions can purchase pages honoring their Bottom 10. Our goal this year is to double the number Regions purchasing the Bottom 10 pages from 2 Regions to 4. When a Region purchases two Black and White pages for $500 this pays for the Regional pages honoring the Top 10. • Reduce the Yearbook inventory with aggressive marketing. We need to do a better job estimating the number of Yearbooks to purchase. Make it easy for everyone to purchase our inventory by including a Yearbook order form in our Client’s DARs. This should include a very brief description of Yearbooks contents. Add the same information to our web site. • Make a few simple changes to the Winners lists. At present 49 color pages and 87 black and white pages are needed to honor TICA’s winning cats and personalities. At the present Taylor Publishing rates this costs the Yearbook approximately $22,000. We hope that one day these costs will be greatly reduced by additional Yearbook revenue.

Respectively submitted, Don L. Caruthers South Central Regional Director

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 25 THE INTERNATIONAL CAT ASSOCIATION YEARBOOK SCHEDULE OF REVENUES 2001 YEARBOOK REVENUES

YEARBOOK SALES PRIOR TO 7/01/01 $ 8,891.00 AFTER 7/01/01 9,010.00 AFTER 11/01/01 195.00 TOTAL $ 18,096.00

POSTAGE US FIRST CLASS 1,142.00 CANADA 242.00 ALL OTHERS 3,010.00 TOTAL $ 4,394.00

PHOTO CHARGE $ 437.00 BREEDERS DIRECTORY $ 2,258.00 NEW FRIENDS DIRECTORY $ 62.00 GRAND CHAMPION/MASTER $ 1,206.00 SUPREME/IN MEMORY/OUTSTANDING $ 2,656.00

MISC WINNERS BOTTOM 10 1,732.00 BOTTOM 20 LA/SH 314.00 BREED 1,183.00 COLOR 1,580.00 TOTAL $ 4,809.00

MISC YEARBOOK COVER 138.00 PERSONALIZED COLOR 170.00 TOTAL $ 308.00

ADVERTISEMENT FULL COLOR 8,080.00 HALF COLOR 225.00 FOURTH COLOR 250.00 EIGHTH COLOR 150.00 FULL BLACK/WHITE 1,050.00 HALF BLACK/WHITE 550.00 FOURTH BLACK/WHITE 155.00 EIGHTH BLACK/WHITE 0.00 TOTAL 10,460.00

TOTAL REVENUES $ 44,686.00

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 26 EXPENSES EDITORIAL FEES 13,122.00 FREIGHT 308.76 PRINTING 201.22 PUBLISHING 49,702.00 FREIGHT 3.90 OFFICE SUPPLIES 709.14 POSTAGE 678.96 PRINTING 81.93 TELEPHONE 463.83 TRAVEL 1,137.63 OTHER 465.42 SALES TAX 103.43 TOTAL 2001 YEARBOOK $ 66,978.22

COST TO TICA $ (22,292.22)

REVENUE PER 650 YEARBOOKS $ 68.75 COST PER 650 YEARBOOKS $ 103.04 TICA COST PER 650 YEARBOOKS $ 34.30

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 27 Application & Request for Advancement of LaPerm to Championship Status Application prepared by: Linda Koehl, LaPerm Breed Founder, R-2162 MP Pamela Barrett, Mid Pacific Regional Director, C-0190 MP Dr. Solveig Pflueger, LaPerm Breeder & Genetics Committee Chair, TICA Life Member LaPerm Breeders & TICA Members Assisting: Mary Sharum, R-2499-MA Pete Meisinger, R-2909-SE LaPerm Advancement to Championship Package Semi-Annual 2003 Raleigh, North Carolina 33.6 Championship Status, Requirements. A New Breed may apply for Championship Status upon completion of the following: 33.6.1 Time Requirement since being accepted as New Breed 33.6.2 LaPerms Registered - Summary TICA Report - LaPerms Registered by Year TICA Report – LaPerms Registered by TICA 33,6.3 Written Class Evaluations – 100 Shows List of Shows & LaPerm Entries List of Shows & TICA Judges handling LaPerms Sample of Written Evaluations on LaPerms 33.6.4 LaPerm Breeders TICA Report – LaPerm Breed Section by Region 33.6.5 LaPerm Show Record by Year & Region List of Shows & LaPerm Entries/over 25 unique 33.6.6.1 LaPerm Application for Advancement to TICA Worksheet Submitted 10/22/02 Letters from TICA Members in Support 33.6.6.2 LaPerm Breed Standard 33.6.6.3 LaPerm Breeding Program 33.6.6.4 $50 Advancement Application Processing Fee 33.6.7 Notice of Intent in TICA Trend TICA Trend Notification

TICA Registration Rules, Article Three 32.6.1 At least 1 year has passed since the breed was first advanced from Evaluation Status. Response: LaPerm recognized for NBC Status by TICA Board of Directors 1995 – Annual, Seattle, WA

33.6.2 A minimum of 200 adults registered of which 100 are eligible for competition. Response: Per TICA report dated 8/3/02, the number of LaPerms registered. Longhair Shorthair Totals by Year 1995 0 1 1 1996 73 33 106 1997 57 3 60 1998 61 0 61 1999 51 0 51 2000 48 14 62 2001 22 0 22 2002 11 1 12 TOTAL 323 52 375

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 28 The LaPerm is not registered exclusively by TICA. The breeders have also been working towards recognition with many other registries. ACFA - American Cat Fanciers' Association – Misc Class Catz Incorporated - New Zealand – New Breed/Provisional CFA - Cat Fancier's Association – Misc Class CFSA - Cat Federation of South Africa - Championship SACC – South African Cat Council - Championship FIFe - Federation Internationale Feline – Proposal to Accept Pending GCCF - Governing Council of the Cat Fancy – New Breed NZCF - New Zealand Cat Fancy – New Breed TCA - Traditional Cat Association – New Breed UFO - United Feline Organization – New Breed Belgium Independent Assoc – Championship German Independent Assoc – Championship 32.6.3 Written class evaluations including at least one class evaluation from each of the 100 shows including at least one under each of two-thirds of active licensed judges. Response: LaPerms have been showing as a New Breed longer than written class evaluations have been used. A complete list of shows, with entry info is submitted as proof of Judging/TICA evaluation. The number of shows exhibited/supported by the LaPerm far exceeds 100 over the seven-year period in which they have been recognized as a New Breed by TICA. While most of the shows listed are considered Back- to-Back Shows, (two or more separate one day shows), they are only listed once for the purpose of identification and verification of LaPerm support. For the purpose of counting, out of the 93 shows listed, 80 were 2 day back-to-back, 8 were alternative format 3+ X back-to-back, and 5 were 2-day shows (Annuals), for a total of 189 shows. In addition to detailing the TICA Show weekends supported by LaPerm entries, the following list also provides entry info, as proof of showing over 25 unique individuals. GCCF is one of the more current large registries, accepting the LaPerm as a New Breed. During this past year, LaPerms have successfully exhibited at the following United Kingdom/GCCF shows. GCCF Supreme Show - Saturday 30th November 2002 GCCF National Cat Club Show - Saturday 14th December 2002 GCCF Colorpoint, Rex-Coated and AOV Show - Saturday 19th October 2002 In both South African Registries, the LaPerm has been granted Championship for several years. LaPerms have already earned titles of Supreme Grand Champion in these associations. The LaPerm is also being considered for acceptance as a New Breed in FIFe. The Government of China, is also interested in the LaPerm, as they are working to educate their citizens on the benefits of cat companionship. The LaPerm is featured on their web site, and LaPerm breeders anticipate they will be mentoring a new Chinese LaPerm breeder soon. The LaPerm is also being established in the Southern Hemisphere, with breeders in Australia and New Zealand.

32.6.4 The North American regions are represented by a minimum of fifteen breeders who are TICA members in good standing actively breeding the breed, and at least two non-North American regions have at least one TICA member in good standing actively breeding the breed. TICA MP Linda Koehl Breeders SE Pete Meisinger & Exhibitors SE Donna Meisinger NE Solveig Pfleuger NE Beth Fillman NE Druanne Desy NE Mike Hammond NE Electra Hammond MA Mary Sharum MA Ron Thomas MP Douglas Glatz MP Pamelle Moulton MP Jaime Glatz MP Judy Ganoe NW Deb Estep EN Sylvia Groenveld Non-TICA Breeders – Outside USA GCCF England Anthony Nichols South Africa Karen Pepler Johan Lamprecht NZCF Twink McCabe Michael & Susan Tarr WCF - Russia Svetlana Ponomareva Netherlands Corine Judkins BelgiumRina Stapel Frank Stapel

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 29 LaPerm Breeders – USA – not affiliated with TICA Karen Shulyz Erika Fetz Maoreen Neidhart Andy Lawrence Sandy Wilson Karn Schultz Bettina Rogers Stacey Holeman Diana Scollard Diana Franklin Stacey Coburn Diane Dunn Elise Kearns Elle Brunley Gayla Self Doreen McCann

33.6.5 At least 25 unique cats entered in the New Breed Class including entries in at least two-thirds of the North American regions and two unique cats entered in each of two Non-American regions during the year preceding the application. Response: This chart summarizes the LaPerm dedication to TICA and their involvement through several of our New Breed programs. While most of the shows listed are back-to-back, they are only counted once in these statistics. LaPerm Show Weekends by Year & Region Region 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Asia 311 11 Great Lakes 2 6 2 2 1 1 Great Plains 1 1 1 1 Mid-Atlantic 1 4 4 3 Mid- Pacific 2 6 7 3 4 2 2 North-East 1 1 1 1 No-Europe 2 North-West3 1 212 2 South-Central 2 South-East 1 2 1 2 South-West 1 1 1 S. America So-Europe Yearly Totals 8 13 20 17 14 9 12 The list of shows supplied in response to 33.6.3, lists the LaPerms by name entered in the various shows, in excess of the 25 unique individual requirements of this section. LaPerm – Declining Interest in TICA. It is doubtful TICA will see increases in LaPerm activity until the breed is advanced to championship. Holding the breed back would probably result in further loss of interest in TICA by LaPerm breeders. Many North American breeders switched to CFA, where the LaPerm is working through a five-year advancement program. They will be eligible for championship status in two years. If TICA accepts the LaPerm for championship before CFA does, these breeders should return to TICA. It will also be much easier to convince new LaPerm breeders to show in TICA rather than CFA.

33.6.6.1 Submission of an Application for Acceptance as a New Breed to the Executive Office and a copy to each member of the Genetics Committee at least 120 days prior to the board meeting at which approval is sought which includes the following: A letter of Intent to apply for approval as a New Breed signed by at least ten TICA members in good standing. Response: Letters of Intent from the following TICA members in good standing are included in this package. Linda Koehl, Valerie Horton, Peter Meisinger, Mary Sharum, Douglas Glatz, Pamelle Moulton, Nancy Lee, Sharon Arntt, Pamela Barrett, Henry Franzoni, Judy Buckle-Ganoe, Deb Estep, Connie Hazel The New Culture Club supported the LaPerm Application for Advancement by voting to sponsor, and paying as a club, the $50 filing fee. (Annual 2002 application) 32.6.6.2 A proposed breed standard, which includes the approval of each member of the Genetics Committee. Response: Breed Standard is included in this package. Sent to Rules & Genetics Committee by Linda Koehl on Oct 16, 2002. Verified in reply email by Nancy Parkinson to Linda Koehl on Nov 3, 2002 33.6.6.3 A proposed breeding program Response: In TICA, the LaPerm is requesting advancement as a Category III breed – Variant or Mutant Breeds. The LaPerm are not just a TICA breed. The various breeding programs around the world reflect the differences in registry rules. Breeders have been working to standardize their worldwide requirements, in an effort to keep compatible and interchangeable gene pools within the breed. LaPerm breeders have acknowledged, when the LaPerm is recognized by TICA for Championship status, they will have a reason to push for SBT breeding and they anticipate more participation in TICA by LaPerm breeders as many left to pursue other organizations. Proposed TICA Breeding Program: The LaPerm has arisen from a spontaneous mutation event within a domestic barn-cat population found at the Koehl’s ranch, located in The Dalles, Oregon. Every LaPerm traces it’s origin back to Curly, who was born in 1982. Several years of unregulated breeding gave rise to a small colony of curly, or rex coated cats on the farm and when selective breeding began, these cats were the foundation stock for the breed.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 30 As with other curly coated breeds, starting with a small gene pool meant that outcrossing to straight- coated cats was vital to improve the size, health, and strength of the breed’s gene pool. Both long and short coats were present in the original colony, and are recognized within the breed. The confirmation of the LaPerm suggests a pre-disposition towards the style described by their Standard. The LaPerm has bred true, staying close to their original look. Over the past 10 years, the selective breeding practices by LaPerm breeders has improved the overall look of their breed, and it has insured continuity of type in future LaPerm generations. Since the conformation of the LaPerm mirrors the original, any similarity to any other recognized breed is strongly discouraged. Outcrossing to other recognized breeds is not permitted within the three-generation pedigree of any cat being shown for championship. However, the LaPerm does still benefit from the judicious introduction of domestics into the breeding program. The domestic longhair and the domestic shorthair should be permitted to continue as allowable outcrosses for the LaPerm. Breeders believe the LaPerm curly coated gene is dominant. A LaPerm can be heterozygous or homozygous for the gene, and there are no apparent differences in the appearance/type between the two. The eventual aim of the LaPerm breeding program will be to produce homozygous LaPerms. A straight haired LaPerm does not carry the LaPerm gene, but is useful in breeding programs when bred back to a curly coated LaPerm. Since the LaPerm may carry the straight haired gene recessively, LaPerm X LaPerm breeding may produce kittens with straight coats. LaPerms are not compatible with Cornish, Devon or Selkirk Rex. Such breedings are therefore highly undesirable. Under no circumstances should the Sphynx gene or the Munchkin gene be introduced into the LaPerm Breed. As a Category III breed, LaPerm breeders know there can be no unknown or unregistered cats within a three-generation pedigree, as their gene pool is of sufficient size to meet this requirement. The only permitted outcross is the domestic and domestic used in a LaPerm breeding program must be registered as such. An SBT, SBV, AOP, BOP, or COP status code is acceptable for showing. An AON, BON, CON, O1T, 02T, and 03T are not acceptable codes.

32.6.6.4 A processing fee of $50 Response: $50 Filing fee has been paid for this application. A $50 Filing fee was also paid for the Annual 02. This application was never completed, since they could not meet TICA breeder numbers. A second $50 fee was then paid, for this application.

33.6.7 Cause a Notice of Intent to Apply for Advancement to Championship Status to be published in the TICA Trend at least 120 days prior to the meeting at which time the application for advancement will be heard and which invites comments about the breed to be forwarded to the Executive Office. Response: Trend notices for the LaPerm appeared in the June/July 2002, and August/September 2002 issues.

2002 Semi-Annual Minutes, Page 31 THE TICA TREND Cathy Welch, Editor 723 East Buzianis Way, Tooele UT 84074-2411 Phone: 435-843-5220, Fax: 435-843-0503 Email: [email protected] or [email protected]

TICA Trend Financial Report

July-December 2002 Volume 22, Numbers 4-6

Production Cost: $25,527.03 Income: -$8,195.40 Total Cost: $17,331.63

2001 Year-End Report: Volume 22, Numbers 1-6

No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 No. 6 Total # pages: 44 36 40 48 60 36 264 # printed: 3400 3500 3750 2500 2700 2800 18,650 Total Production:$8,874.95 $8,498.12 $9,795.70 $7,894.88 $9,643.56 $7,988.59$52,695.80 Income: -1,356.00 -1600.00 -1,546.00 -2,962.80 -3,424.00 -1,808.60 -12,697.40 Total Cost: $7,518.95 $6,898.12 $8,249.70 $4,932.08 $6,219.56 $6,179.99$39,998.40 Per Copy Cost: $2.21 $1.97 $2.20 $1.97 $2.30 $2.21 $2.14

Three Year Comparison

Vol. 21 (2000) Vol. 22 (2001) Vol. 23 (2002) # pages 368 312 264 # printed 14,900 16,700 18,650 Total Production: $46,060.82 $49,024.86 $52,695.80 Advertising Income: -11,946.20 -13,570.60 -12,697.40 Total Cost: $41,063.94 $32,490.22 $39,998.40 Per Copy Cost: $2.49 $2.18 $2.14

As noted in my last report (2002 Annual), there was a dramatic increase in the number of members in the past membership year. This increased the cost of the Trend despite fewer total pages: we printed many more copies but the greatest total increase was in the cost of international postage. The exception to this was the October/November Trend (No. 5), which continues to be the largest Trend of the Year, with International Awards, advertising, Candidate Statements and the Minutes from the Annual Board Meeting.

Yours,

Cathy Welch Trend Editor

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